Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Mesoamerican Archaeologists at Penn State

If you're interested in Mesoamerican archaeology, Penn State is the place to go!

There are five Mesoamerican Archaeologists at Penn State and I was fortunate to meet up with three of them who were in town during my visit to Penn State.
Dr. David L. Webster was my thesis advisor at Penn State and has worked at tons of different places.  He's got lots of publications, and you may be familiar with his popular book on the Maya Collapse ("The Fall of the Ancient Maya: Solving the Mystery of the Maya Collapse").
Dr. Susan T. Evans is well-known for authoring the premiere textbook on ancient Mexico and Central America.  This widely-used book is of interest to those the general reader as well as the student and it is well illustrated.
Dr. Kirk D. French is working on the recent discovery of an aqueduct at Palenque, Mexico.  I had the opportunity to speak at length with Dr. French who provided details on this unique find. Here's his website: http://www.kirkdfrench.com/.
Dr. Kenneth G. Hirth and Dr. Erick Rochette were not on campus at the time of my visit.

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